Healthy Harvest is a group of folks living in the scenic Frio Canyon of Texas, USA.
The purpose of the group is to promote food self-reliance, healthy cooking & eating habits, preservation of local food lore, and sustainable local agriculture.
Healthy Harvest meets the second Saturday of every month at 2 p.m. at the Bird House in Leakey, Texas.

Monday, January 12, 2009

Victory Gardens needs your vote today!

There's less than 15 hours left to vote on the Victory Gardens initiative and it currently needs about 2,000 more votes to be presented in Washington DC.

Thousands of Americans and people from the around the world are asking the Obamas to lead by example on climate change, health policy, economic self-reliance, food security, and energy independence by replanting an organic food garden at the White House with the produce going to the First Kitchen and to local food pantries.

The many successes of the first Victory Garden movement were the result of effective public policy, bold leadership at a time of national crisis, and the commitment of millions of citizens who were ready to roll up their sleeves for the greater good.

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt planted a Victory Garden on the White House lawn in 1943 over the objections of the USDA, inspiring millions by her example.

Victory Gardens (behind homes, schools, in vacant urban lots, etc.) produced 40% of the nation’s produce at their peak, helped conserve food and natural resources at a time of crisis, resulted in the highest consumption rates of fruits and vegetables our nation has seen, and helped keep millions of Americans physically fit and active.

There' s no better, more symbolic place for launching a new National Victory Garden Program than at the White House, "America’s House". There's no better, more urgent time than now. The UN estimates that 1 billion people will go hungry in 2009 while climate scientists predict this year will be one the five warmest years on record. And there's nothing that can beat the fresh taste of locally-grown, home-cooked foods.